Jen Hatmaker

Jen Hatmaker at Austin–Bergstrom International Airport in 2011

Jen Hatmaker (born 1974)[1] is an American Christian author, speaker, blogger, and television presenter.[2]

She has featured in Christianity Today magazine[3] and is the presenter of the HGTV series Your Big Family Renovation. She has one New York Times bestselling book: "For the Love."[4]

Ministry

Hatmaker and her husband, Brandon, along with Jason Morriss and Tray Pruet, lead Austin New Church which currently meets at Bailey Middle School in Austin, Texas.[5] She was thought to be a successor to Houston evangelist Beth Moore who has been a mentor and a headliner in the Women of Faith tours.[1] She headlines women's events, parenting and adoption conferences, and participates with her husband in a variety of social service ministries such as the Legacy Collective which has been active in Texas hurricane recovery.[6]

LGBT advocacy

In April 2016 Hatmaker called for the full inclusion of LGBT people into the Christian community.[7] She reiterated her position in October 2016, and as a result, LifeWay Christian Resources decided to discontinue selling her publications.[8][9]

Since the 2016 presidential election she has been receiving death threats for making public statements critical of Donald Trump and challenging evangelical Christian attitudes towards LBGT people, and her family has been harassed by the small Buda community where she lives in Texas.[1]

Books

  • — (2008). Ms. Understood: Rebuilding the Feminine Equation. NavPress. ISBN 1600062164.
  • — (2010). Out of the Spin Cycle: Devotions to Lighten Your Mother Load. Revell. ISBN 0800734483.
  • — (2012). 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess. Yates and Yates. ISBN 1433672960.
  • — (2014). Make Over: Revitalizing the Many Roles You Fill. NavPress. ASIN B00IDHW5KA.
  • — (2014). Tune In: Hearing God's Voice Through the Static. A Modern Girl's Bible Study. Tyndale House Publishers. ISBN 978-1-61747-226-8.
  • — (2014). Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity. NavPress. ISBN 1631463535.
  • — (2015). For the Love: Fighting for Grace in a World of Impossible Standards. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 0718031822.
  • — (2017). Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-0-7180-3186-2.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stanley, Tiffany (17 December 2017). "This Evangelical Leader Denounced Trump. Then the Death Threats Started". Politico. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Goodstein, Laurie (October 17, 2016). "Donald Trump Reveals Evangelical Rifts That Could Shape Politics for Years". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jen Hatmaker Brings Her 'Super-Christian' Family onto Reality TV".
  4. ↑ "Religion, Spirituality and Faith". The New York Times. September 13, 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Austin New Church / Anc Home / Home". www.austinnewchurch.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  6. ↑ Legacy Collective website Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Merritt, Jonathan. "Christian author Jen Hatmaker takes stand for LGBT inclusion".
  8. ↑ Beaty, Katelyn (30 October 2016). "The high cost of popular evangelical Jen Hatmaker's gay marriage comments". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Shellnut, Kate (27 October 2016). "LifeWay Stops Selling Jen Hatmaker Books over LGBT Beliefs". Christianity Today. Retrieved 3 November 2016.


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